Ottoman Empire

In this undated photo, trumpet player Will Magid performs at the Showbox Sodo venue in Seattle, Washington.

‘Osmanity’: Ottoman Empire’s founder inspires a new album

Music

Trumpet player and ethnomusicologist Will Magid is the creative force behind the musical project Balkan Bump. He has a new album out Oct. 23 called “Osmanity.”

Asitane

Istanbul’s Asitane restaurant is a ‘gateway’ to the city’s culinary past

Food
Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaks during a news conference in Riga, Latvia, on October 23, 2014.

Turks can’t read much of their own history, but the drive to change that isn’t popular with everyone

Culture

Levantines Lament at Loss of Community in Turkey

Arts, Culture & Media